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A Leadership Approach To Criminal Justice Education: Developing Tomorrow's Decision Makers, Brian Kingshott
A Leadership Approach To Criminal Justice Education: Developing Tomorrow's Decision Makers, Brian Kingshott
Brian F. Kingshott
Justice delivery in criminal law systems depends on the quality of the decisions of its members; then fair and equitable delivery of justice should be its central goal. Criminal justice educators need to develop their students into persons who are capable of making these decisions. When the knowledge and skills needed to make these tough decisions are examined they are shown to be the same skills that make someone an effective leader and manager. Incorporating leadership education and making ‘leadership skills’ an identified outcome of undergraduate and graduate criminal justice curricula will prepare students to be effective leaders and managers …
A Synthesis Of Literature On The Effectiveness Of Community Orders, Paul Heaton
A Synthesis Of Literature On The Effectiveness Of Community Orders, Paul Heaton
Paul Heaton
The U.K. National Audit Office (NAO) commissioned RAND Europe to conduct this review to identify and synthesize international research about the effectiveness of community orders in reducing re-offending. In this report, we review research on ten of the common requirements contained in community orders. Through examining reviews, systematic reviews and meta-analyses we draw conclusions about the state of research in the areas of unpaid work, mental health treatment, education/skills training, drug treatment, anger management, alcohol treatment, programmes for perpetrators of domestic abuse, regular probation, intensive probation and cognitive/behavioural programming. We also assess the strength of the evidence on whether each …